Washing-machine



' {NITE WASHING- MACHINE.

SPEGIFIGA'IION forming part of Letters Patent No. 450,571, dated April 14, 1891.

Application filed July 18, 1890. Serial No.359'l'72. (No'modeh) To 60% whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JAMES A. HARRIS, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Nickelsville, in the county of Scott and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ashing-Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved washing-machine having for its object the provision of simple and highly-efficient means for securing a maximum rubbing process for the clothes with a minimum exertion or power.

The invention comprises the detail construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, substantially-as hereinafter fully set forth, :and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of my improved Washing-machine. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view on the line a: so, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail view showing the rubbers.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the stand or frame having two vertical posts a, connected at their upper ends by a bar a.

B is the tub or semi-cylindricalbox, provided at its ends with handle-barsb and at its sides with opposite short arms-b, which are pivotally hung by a cross-rod b supported by posts a. Throughout the bottom of this tub is a series of stationary rubber-bars b spaced apart and located above the bottom, so as to leave a space for the easy outflow of suds, soiled water, &c.

C is a rubber whose side arms d are also pivotally hung on rod 12 The lower portion of this rubber conforms in general outline to the inner surface of tub B, and is also provided with well-spaced-apart rubber-barsd. This rubber C, which I term the intermediate rubber, has only a limited movement by reason of stop-pins d projected from the innersurface of said box.

D is the main rubber, which does not vibrate, but is vertically movable. This rubber comprises two vertical arms having upper reduced ends 6, designed to project through apertures in cross-bar a, which serves as a guide therefor. Opposite slots 6 are formed in these'arms for the passage of crossrod 11 and to permit of the elevation of rubber D. A cross-bar E is projected through slots or openings in arms e, and its ends are extended into long slots e in posts a. Apertures e are formed in the cross-bar E for the insertion of pins 6 to prevent lateral movement and also to guide the arms of the rubber D. A central arm F is secured at its lower end to cross-bar E, and its reduced portion f is provided with a series of holes or apertures f, and is extended up through a hole in connecting-bar a.

G is a lever fulcrumed at g to bar a, and connected by a rod g to the lower end of arm F, and by means thereof the main rubber D can be moved upward the desired extent and be held elevated by a pin f inserted in any one of the holes f above bar a.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that 'by means of the lever the main rubber can be readily elevated and the clothes to be washed placed on top of the intermediate rubber, after which the main rubber is lowered and the operator imparts a vibratory movement to the tub or box by grasping and pushing one end thereof. The intermediate rubber will be'made to swing therewith, but its independent movement is limited by contact with the projections of the tub. The clothes will fall to a greater or less extent between the spaced-apart bars of the intermediate rubberand are thus made to come in contact with the rubber-bars of the tub. In this manner additional rubbing is secured,

and this, in connection with that of the main rubber, results in the rapid and thorough cleansing of the clothes.

The suds and water can be readily removed from the tub by swinging the same into an approximately vertical position.

I claim as my invention-- 1. In a washing-machine, the combination, with a supporting-frame provided with guideways, of a tub supported in the'frame, and an oscillating rubbing-board provided with up wardly-projecting arms extending through the top bar of the frame, a cross-bar secured to the arms and having its ends Working in the guideways' of the frame, and a link-connection between the lever and the cross-bar of the rubber-arms, as set forth.

2. The combination, with the supportingposts having slots and the apertured conneeti cured to said cross-bar between said arms and ing-bar, of the vibratory tub or box having 1 having a series of holes or apertures, the pin rubber-bars, the intermediate rubber located i therefor, and the lever fulcrumed on said 0011- therein and having a limited movement, the necting-bar and connected to said central 15 5 pivotal rod for said tub or box, and interarm, substantially as set forth.

mediate rubber having vertical arms extendin testimony whereof I affix my signature in ed through holes or apertures of said 0011- presence of two witnesses. heating-bar, the cross-bar projected through JAMES A. HARRIS. said arms and having its ends extended into Witnesses:

10 slots of said posts and provided with aper- GEO. A. EWING,

tures, the guide-pins therefor, the arm sew i1. ll. MORISON, 

